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From Phenotype to Gene: A Holistic Approach to Improving Crop Agronomic Traits

edited by Zifeng Guo,

Hongwei Zhang

and Yinglun Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2630 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenomics; quantitative trait locus (QTL); genomic selection (GS); genomic-enviromic selection (GES); molecular design breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Biological Pest Control in Agroecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by Dirceu Pratissoli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2013 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; insect; integrated pest management; sustainability; ecological balance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Climate Change and Its Impact on Crop Production: Enhancing Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Ahmed Attia

and Prem Oli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change mitigation; crop rotation; cover cropping; soil organic carbon; greenhouse gas emissions; agroecosystem modeling; sustainable agriculture; nitrous oxide emissions; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Fruit Quality Improvement and Postharvest Biotechnology

edited by

Guanglian Liao

Shaojia Li

and Zengyu Gan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality improvement; postharvest biotechnology; genetic regulation; omics approaches; storage and shelf life extension; biocontrol strategies; smart packaging; flavor and texture enhancement; metabolic pathways; postharvest disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Herbicide Use: Effects on the Agricultural Environment

edited by Edson Santos and Claudinei Da Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1558 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; environmental risks; herbicide application technology; bioremediation; phytoremediation; water quality; weed control; wildlife protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Transforming Agriculture Through Industrial Informatics and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Yongliang Qiao

and

Beibei Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Breakthrough and Innovation of Mutants in Genetic Improvement of Crop Varieties

edited by

Nasya Tomlekova

and

Jerzy Henryk Czembor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutagenesis; MAS; plant genetic resources; CRISPR editing; plant breeding; genomic selection; bioinformatics; cutting-edge research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Advances in Soil Remediation Techniques for Degraded Land

edited by

Antonio Ganga

Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira

Arun Dilipkumar Jani

and

Gian Franco Capra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1161 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; soil quality; degraded land; byproduct; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Intelligent Detection of Crop Growth Phenotyping Toward Sustainability: Sensors, IoT Technologies and Signal Processing

edited by

Luis M. Contreras-Medina

and

Arturo Alfonso Fernandez-Jaramillo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotyping; sensors; agriculture; electronic instrumentation; sustainability; knowledge management; plants; signal processing; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Advancements in Genetic Research and Breeding of Sugar Crops

edited by

Xiping Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open

Keywords: sugar crops genetics; molecular biology and biochemistry; genomic and molecular studies; breeding techniques; phenomics and high-throughput screening; environmental resilience; genetic engineering and biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Seung Youn Lee

Duhyun Kim

and

Yong Ha Rhie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1015 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Crop Monitoring

edited by

Nguyenthanh Son

Chien-Hui Syu

and

Cheng-Ru Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); crop monitoring; remote sensing; precision agriculture; data integration; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

New Advances in Molecular Approaches for Rice Disease Control

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance genes; susceptibility genes; PTI; ETI; SAR; IS; genome editing; pathogen inoculation; metabolites; elicitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Innovative Applications of Waste-Derived Materials for Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Justyna Szerement

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-derived materials; soil health; sustainable agriculture; environmental engineering; soil remediation; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular agriculture; waste-derived fertilizers; soil amendments; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Integrated Approaches to the Successful Remediation of Soils Polluted with Metal: Progress, Obstacles, and Sustainability Implications

edited by Claudia Campillo-Cora and

Antía Gómez-Armesto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal contamination; soil contamination; soil remediation; integrated approaches; sustainable remediation; risk assessment; bioremediation; phytoremediation; environmental impact; heavy metal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

The Challenge of Pesticide Application to Developing Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Kang Qiao

and

Mingwei Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; sustainable agriculture; integrated pest management (IPM); biopesticides; environmental impact; precision agriculture; ecological farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Forage Conservation and Utilization in Organic Farming Systems

edited by

Barbara Wróbel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage management; forage nutritional quality; forage preservation; storage techniques; grasslands; DM losses; organic additives; production of forage for ensiling; silage microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

CRISPR-Cas Systems and Crop Diseases: Advances in Gene Editing for Stress Resistance

edited by

Gen Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: CRISPR-Cas; gene editing; crop disease resistance; agricultural biotechnology; crop improvement; plant pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Evapotranspiration Processes and Regulating Mechanisms in Agro-Forestry Ecosystems

edited by Zebin Liu and Lihong Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant transpiration; evapotranspiration; soil evaporation; water use; hydroxide isotope; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

High-Standard Farmland: Innovations in Irrigation and Fertilization Technology

edited by

Anetta Siwik-Ziomek

and

Anna Figas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: sprinkler irrigation; drip irrigation; automated water-saving irrigation; smart irrigation systems; intelligent fertilization; biostimulants; crop health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Innovation in Oilseed Germplasm Resources and Nutritional Genetic Improvement

edited by Guixiang Tang and Xuanbo Zhong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional genomics; gene editing; metabolic pathways; novel germplasm; sustainable oil production; molecular tools; technology innovation; oil crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Neglected Crops for a Sustainable Future: NUS and the Path to Achieving SDGs

edited by

David Draper

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: neglected and underutilized species; crop wild relatives; food security; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Innovations in Crop Quality and Safety

edited by

Riccardo De Flaviis

and

Daniela Romano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop quality; crop safety; volatile compounds; mycotoxins; sustainable agriculture; toxin detection; breeding strategies; risk assessment; flavor enhancement; safety assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Crop Photosynthesis: Today’s Challenge for Our Future

edited by

Luca Dall'Osto

Alberta Pinnola

and

Zeno Guardini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineering; crop improvement; stress tolerance; agronomy; physiology; genetics; global warming; photorespiration; C3-C4-CAM plants; non-photochemical quenching; RuBisCO; light-harvesting complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Insect‒Microbe Symbiosis in Sustainable Pest Management

edited by

Qing Chen

and Zihua Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect– microbe symbiosis; biocontrol strategies; sustainable pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Innovative Approaches to Mitigating Soil Toxicity in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Carmen Pérez-Sirvent

and Salvadora Martínez-López

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil toxicity; mitigation; emerging pollutant; good agricultural practices; soil indicators; desertification; agrochemistry: remediation and restoration of contaminated areas; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Recent Advances in Arbuscular Mycorrhiza: Unveiling New Insights into Plant Nutrient Acquisition and Soil Health

edited by

Zhipeng Hao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF); plant nutrient uptake; soil microbial communities; ecosystem restoration; mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant stress tolerance; phosphorus acquisition; mycorrhizal biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Efficient Strategies for the Utilization of Water Resources and Nutrients and Crop Production

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9425 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation; water and fertilizer coupling; water use efficiency; climate change; solute transport; numerical simulation; greenhouse gas emissions; yield; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Integrated Pest Management for Invasive Species in Fresh Fruit Production Systems

edited by

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

Andrea Sciarretta

and Slawomir A. Lux

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6613 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive pests; integrated pest management; fruit flies; perennial crops; fruit trees; fresh fruit commodities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Composting for Soil Improvement and Removal of Soil Contaminants

edited by

Juan Antonio López González

and María Rosa Martínez-Gallardo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2859 | Submission Open

Keywords: compost; biofertilizers; soil sustainability; soil ecology; biorestoration; bioremediation; organic fertilization; agrochemical reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Plant Disease Control: Pesticide Resistance Management and Eco-Friendly Alternatives

edited by

Alina Pǎunescu

, Liliana Cristina Soare and

Nicoleta Anca Sutan

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2843 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; bioformulation; phytopathogens; plant extracts; eco-friendly methods; plant disease; chorology of plant diseases; ecotoxicity; biocontrol

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

New Approach to High-Quality Agricultural Development of Saline–Alkali Land—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhen Liu

and

Huarui Gong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1506 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehensive utilization of saline– alkali land; soil carbon and nitrogen processes in saline– alkali soil; the dynamic movement of soil water and salt in saline– alkali soil; plant– soil– microbe interactions in saline– alkali land; application of remote sensing technology in saline– alkali land; construction of ecological grass– husbandry ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Integrated Approaches to Enhancing Crop Productivity: Molecular, Hormonal, and Agronomic Perspectives

edited by Chengqiang Ding

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1334 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormone signaling; crop stress resilience; hormonal crosstalk; yield optimization; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Mechanisms and Signaling Pathways of Crop Tolerance Under Stressful Conditions

edited by Qi Jia and

Kai Fan

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open

Keywords: stressful conditions; stress responses; tolerance; molecular mechanism; signaling pathway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Phytoalexins, Resistance Inducers, and Sustainable Control Measures in Crop Protection Strategies—3rd Edition

edited by

Francesco Calzarano

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop protection; resistance induction; biological products; natural products; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Safe and Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Crops

edited by

Yan Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 31100 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation; reclaimed water; organic fertilizer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Cultivation and Utilization of Herbal and Aromatic Plants

edited by

Magdalena Walasek-Janusz

Gianluca Caruso

and

Otilia Cristina Murariu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1815 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant species and varieties; organic herbal cultivation; crop systems; innovative strategies to enhance product quality; chemical compounds; essential oils; bioactive substances; biological activity; processing of aromatic plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Mechanisms and Effects of Biochar in Regulating the Soil Nitrogen Cycle

edited by

Zunqi Liu

, Xu Yang and Yu Lan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1226 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil tillage; soil N transformation; greenhouse gas emissions; soil enzyme activity; fertilizer N

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Advances in Fruit Development and Quality: Genetic, Environmental, and Agronomic Insights

edited by Seonae Kim and

Van Giap Do

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit development; fruit quality; fruit coloration; environmental factors; genetic factors; agronomic practices; cultivation techniques; pigment content; crop management; sustainable horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

New Perspectives in the Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens

edited by Alfredo Lacasa and

Manuel Cantó-Tejero

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil-borne pathogens; nematodes; soil biodesinfectation; integrated soil health management; intensive crops; soil microorganisms interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Optimizing Crop Water Use: Advances and Applications in Deficit Irrigation Strategies

edited by

Fernando França da Cunha

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 24094 | Submission Open

Keywords: deficit irrigation; evapotranspiration; innovations in water management; irrigation management; precision irrigation; sustainable irrigation strategies; water optimization; water productivity; water use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Nitrogen Cycle in Agro-Ecosystems

edited by Claudia Jantalia

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1519 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilizers; biological nitrogen fixation; N losses; N quantification; balance of N

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Increasing Water Use Efficiency Under Climate Extremes

edited by

Sushil Thapa

and

Qingwu Xue

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop physiology; cropping systems; deficit irrigation; drought resilience; dryland agriculture; evapotranspiration; precision agriculture; soil health; soil-water management; sustainable agriculture; systems agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Integration of Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Zhang

Peng Hou

and

Rongfa Li

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12563 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomy; crop; yield; quality; planting density; water-saving irrigation; fertilization management; integration of water and fertilizer; resource utilization efficiency; conservation tillage; soil management; environmental stresses; greenhouse gas emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Protection and Crop Production

edited by

Luigi Morra

and

Eugenio Cozzolino

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7615 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; integrated pest management; biological control of plant disease; crop protection; soil health; plant health; biofertilizers and biocontrol; organic amendment; cover crops; minimum tillage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Agricultural Pollution: Toxicology and Remediation Strategies

edited by Hongzhi He and Guikui Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5577 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution; agriculture; toxicology; remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Effects of Agronomic Practices on Soil Properties and Health

edited by Marco Pittarello,

Emilio Lo Presti

and

Paolo Carletti

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3400 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic activity; organic matter; soil fertility; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Integrated Management and Sustainability of Herbicide Resistance in Crops

edited by

Antonia María Rojano-Delgado

Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz

and Purificación Fernández García

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3356 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide resistance; herbicide selectivity; herbicide efficacy; crop tolerance; novel herbicidal activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Under the Abiotic Stress

edited by

Xiaojiao Han

, Yikai Zhang and Huizhe Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; physiological mechanism; molecular mechanism; woody plants; crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Effects of Cover Crop, Intercropping and Crop Rotation on Soil Properties

edited by

Petr Novák

and Milan Kroulík

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; physical and chemical properties of soil; interaction between crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

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